Norman Reedus was born in Florida, where he lived only a few months before moving to Los Angeles, California. He also lived in several cities in several different countries including Japan, Britain, and Spain. When he first came to Los Angeles, he worked at a Harley Davidson shop in Venice and at the same time contributed artwork to various shows as a painter, photographer, sculptor, and video artist. He got his first taste of acting in the play "Maps for Drowners" at the Tiffany Theater on Sunset Boulevard. Days later, he was cast in Mimic, then in Six Ways to Sunday, and Floating. He then on to do many other films including The Boondock Saints, Deuces Wild, Blade II, Let the Devil Wear Black, Gossip, Moscow Chill, The Notorious Bettie Page, and many others. Norman currently lives in New York with his son, Mingus Lucien Reedus.


Formerly a model for Prada Had a baby boy named Mingus Lucien Reedus with Helena Christensen, born 13 October 1999 in Helena's native country, Denmark.